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Co-hosted by artist Wyatt Kahn, Jacqueline Lobel of Jewish food pop-up series Shtick, and the downtown poet Bob Holman, ...
Upon Pharaoh ignoring the command to free the Israelites, 10 plagues were unleashed by God on Egypt and its people. These included the death of the firstborn, turning the Nile into blood and locusts.
I hosted my first seder last year (don’t be impressed, I catered it) and about an hour before everyone arrived I realized I ...
In 2019, at a conference in Germany, Wendy Ingram spoke about a grass-roots project aimed at raising awareness of mental-health issues among US researchers. Talking to other attendees, she ...
If you're searching for the ultimate unleavened dessert to make this Passover, we've gathered a list of 10 delightful recipes. Whether you're feeding a crowd, having a small family get-together or ...
This past semester, however, we added a twist to each Shabbat! Each week came with a new theme. Examples include 10 Plagues Shabbat, in which students worked in groups to act out one of the 10 plagues ...
Passover teaches us profound lessons about liberation, justice and empathy, with the Seder serving as the central ritual for introspection. One of its most poignant traditions, removing a drop of wine ...
As Passover approaches, families around the world prepare to ... contains a pretty nifty numerical calculation suggesting that while the Torah mentions 10 plagues, the actual number in Egypt might ...
US stock markets fell heavily again on Monday in a breathtaking roller-coaster ride after more than ... aero engine maker Rolls-Royce with a 10% decline and high street bank Barclays, down 8.8 ...
Things are very different in Israel this Passover. The usual pre-Passover excitement is subdued as we pray for the safe return of our hostages and an end to the war. But spring is in the air, and ...
The term Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, refers to the fact that God passed over the houses of the Jews when he was slaying the firstborn of Egypt during the last of the 10 plagues. Passover lasts ...
So what exactly is the Passover holiday celebrating? The short answer is that it was the Exodus, when the Jews left their lives of slavery in Egypt following 10 plagues, a splitting of the Red Sea ...